1 hour ago, gumdrop said:

Prestone is very good, I was Ooop North and ran out of screen wash for the journey home, The service station only had the prediluted blue stuff but the till man said pop across to the industrial estate

I bought some Prestone, the workshop let me wash my screen and refill the washer bottle and it was very good especially with an up with the dawn start.

Have you got it diluted? I used it neat for the first fill and have it diluted for topping up, unfortunately this bloody pandemic claimed the auto factor I used to buy it from I don't see any of the others stocking it. I'll go VW screenwash if I can't get prestone. 

32 minutes ago, j caff said:

Have you got it diluted? I used it neat for the first fill and have it diluted for topping up, unfortunately this bloody pandemic claimed the auto factor I used to buy it from I don't see any of the others stocking it. I'll go VW screenwash if I can't get prestone. 

 

As far as I know it comes in two forms, ready-to-use and concentrate. I have always been able to buy it from Tesco in Inverness, so try your local one. It always wins its category in the Auto Express tests.

1 hour ago, ArisaigDavid said:

 

As far as I know it comes in two forms, ready-to-use and concentrate. I have always been able to buy it from Tesco in Inverness, so try your local one. It always wins its category in the Auto Express tests.

The one I have is concentrate, Tesco here in Ireland have very little car stuff now. 

I've used this stuff with good results, since the days it was marketed by Holts.   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293098335743?hash=item443e05adff:g:~G4AAOSwmNJc48rw

3 hours ago, j caff said:

Have you got it diluted? I used it neat for the first fill and have it diluted for topping up, unfortunately this bloody pandemic claimed the auto factor I used to buy it from I don't see any of the others stocking it. I'll go VW screenwash if I can't get prestone. 

I think it was a concentrate , so yes it would have been diluted. I'm using VW at the moment, I bought a load 3 yrs. ago when I ordered add blue but will have to replenish my stock before the winter

 

15 minutes ago, gumdrop said:

I think it was a concentrate , so yes it would have been diluted. I'm using VW at the moment, I bought a load 3 yrs. ago when I ordered add blue but will have to replenish my stock before the winter

 

Luckily there are two yards near to me that sell as blue from the pump at 60c a litre, an absolute bargain compared to dealers crazy prices. 

9 hours ago, j caff said:

Luckily there are two yards near to me that sell as blue from the pump at 60c a litre, an absolute bargain compared to dealers crazy prices. 

I no longer use add blue, I've gone petrol! I  was referring to VW or Prestone  screen wash.

Just a thought what does the dishwasher Rinse Aid do?

 

 

Edited 8 August, 20214 yr by gumdrop

1 hour ago, gumdrop said:

I no longer use add blue, I've gone petrol! I  was referring to VW or Prestone  screen wash.

Just a thought what does the dishwasher Rinse Aid do?

 

 

I think rinse aid would do a brilliant job of cleaning the screen, not in the washer bottle though couldn't see it doing the pump any good. The only affordable petrol version available here is the 1.5 and the diesel is not that much more expensive. With petrol costing 15c more than diesel per litre at the garage where I buy my fuel petrol just doesn't make sense.